Earth Centered Universe

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Earth Centered Universe is now a free planetarium program for Windows.

ECU was created by David J. Lane.  Maintenance of the software has now been taken over by Doug George.  To commemorate Dave’s lifelong contributions to astronomy education and outreach, the software is now freely downloadable.   If you like ECU, please consider making a donation to StarFinder – The David Lane Astronomy Outreach Program.

Diffraction Limited is pleased to host distribution of Earth Centered Universe.

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Product Description

Earth Centered Universe is a powerful tool for education and observing, at a great price – free!

Features Include

  • Real-time sky displays with accurate star and deep-sky object positions.
  • Adjustable time settings to simulate past and future sky views.
  • Overlays constellation lines, names, boundaries, and grids.
  • Fully customizable display settings.
  • Catalog support includes:
    • Yale Bright Star Catalog (included)
    • SAO Star Catalog (included)
    • Tycho-2 Star Catalog
    • Hubble Guide Star Catalog (included)
    • USNO A-2.0 or SA-2.0
    • Messier
    • NGC
    • IC
    • PGC
    • User Catalogs – import your own data
  • Customizable object lists and session planning tools.
  • Full database search capabilities.
  • Planet, asteroid, comet, and satellite orbits and animations.
  • Overlay images.
  • Import / download orbital elements.
  • Integrated ASCOM Telescope Control.
  • Satellite tracking.

For community-based support please visit the ECU email forum on Groups.io.

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